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Presented Webinars

October 22, 2025

Redefining Flame Retardancy: Sustainable Alternatives for a Safer, Greener Materials Development

Miguel Ángel Mafé Beltrán, AIMPLAS

October 2, 2025

Trends in Battery Storage, BESS Thermal Management and Fire & Explosion Protection

Conrad Nichols, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

June 11, 2025

Novel and Sustainable Flame Retardants: from Synthesis to Application

Michael Großhauser, Ph.D.,

May 28, 2025

The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire: A Boston Tragedy

Stephanie Schorow, Author and Historian

March 19, 2025

Understanding Polymer Combustion Behavior & How Flame Retardants Affect Heat and Smoke Release

Alex Morgan, Distinguished Research Scientist and Group Leader, Advanced Materials Chemistry Group at University of Dayton Research Institute

October 23, 2024

Polymer Additives including FRs: Navigating Global Regulatory Compliance Requirements in an Evolving and Stringent Regulatory Landscape

Shannon L. Gainey, Ph.D., Director of Global Regulatory Management for the Huber Advanced Material

September 25, 2024

Fire Retardant Treated Wood for Durable Construction

Timm Locke, Marketing Director, Western Wood Preservers Institute

June 12, 2024

Overview of Flame-Retardant Research in the United States: The Basic vs. Applied Spectrum… and…Who Does/Should Support It?

Gary Wnek, Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of Engineering and Professor and Chair of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. 

May 29, 2024

Material Innovations in Electronic Vehicle Enclosures Including UL Solutions Battery Enclosure Materials Screening Tests

Ken Vessey, A Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at UL Solutions.

February 28, 2024

An update on European Union Policy concerning “Chemical Strategy for Sustainability” (2020) and “Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants” (2023)

Adrian Beard PhD, Clariant International Ltd, (Germany) / Pinfa – Chairman (Europe) & Peter Fisk, PhD, Green Chemical Design Ltd, (UK)

December 6, 2023

Drip Suppressants: A Critical Current Ingredient and Unmet Market Need

Roger Avakian, Avakian PolyChem Consulting LLC

October 25, 2023

Flame Retardant R&D: Idea to Commercial Product

Anteneh Worku, FR Adviser LLC

September 28, 2023

The EV Transition Begins

Alan Amici, President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research

June 14, 2023

Chemical Hazard Assessments & Safer Chemical Alternatives

Presented by Lauren Heine, Ph.D. Cofounder and Strategic Advisor to ChemFORWARD and Chris Bartlett, Ph.D., Lead Toxicologist, ChemFORWARD 

May 17, 2023

Fire Risk Scenarios: Connection to Fire Tests and Flame Retardant Solutions

Alex Morgan, Distinguished Research Scientist and Group Leader, Advanced Materials Chemistry Group at University of Dayton Research Institute

March 22, 2023

The Great Boston Fire: The Inferno that Nearly Incinerated the City

Author, Stephanie Schorow

February 22, 2023

Back to Basics: Ten Behaviors of Polymeric Materials in a Fire and Understanding Key Test Methods

Dr. Jian (James) Zhou of Avient Corporation

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